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Minamata Convention Agreed by Nations

Thu 31 January, 2013

Geneva/Nairobi, 19 January 2013 – International effort to address mercury-a notorious heavy metal with significant  health and environmental effects-was today delivered a significant boost with governments agreeing to
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Wed 16 January, 2013

Geneva, 09.01.2013 – The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention will take place from 13 to 18 January 2013 in
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Wed 16 January, 2013

Most Comprehensive Assessment Ever of Global Emissions Released Ahead of Final Negotiations on New Mercury Treaty – Binding Treaty Can Deliver Major Health and Environmental Benefits in Developing
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Mercury in the UK

Rose et al., (2013) Winter peaks of methylmercury in deposition to a remote Scottish mountain lake

Rose et al., (2012) An assessment of the mechanisms for the transfer of lead and mercury from atmospherically contaminated organic soils to lake sediments with particular reference to Scotland, UK

Duncan et al., (2011) Thirty-five year review of a mercury monitoring service for Scottish dental practices

Tipping et al., (2011)  Long-term mercury dynamics in UK soils

Tipping et al., (2011)  Mercury in United Kingdom topsoils;  concentrations, pools, and critical limit exceedances

Kentisbeer et al., (2011) An analysis of total gaseous mercury (TGM) concentrations across the UK from a rural sampling network

Rowland et al., (2010) Mercury in rivers in NW England: from rural headwaters to the heartlands of the historic industrial base

Rowland et al., (2010)  Background wet deposition of mercury in Great Britain

Witt et al (2010)  Aerosol trace metals, particle morphology and total gaseous mercury in the atmosphere of Oxford, UK

Rose et al., (2010) Dietary exposure to metals and other elements in the 2006 UK Total Diet Study and some trends over the last 30 years

Yang (2010)  Historical mercury contamination in sediments and catchment soils of Diss Mere, UK

Brown (2010)  Comparison of estimated annual emissions and measured annual ambient concentrations of metals in the UK 1980–200

Braga et al., (2010) Modelling the Long-Term Fate of Mercury in a Lowland Tidal River. I. Description of Two Finite Segment Models

Braga et al., (2010) Modelling the Long-Term Fate of Mercury in a Lowland Tidal River. II. Calibration and Comparison of Two Models with Field Data

Yang et al., ( 2009)  Decline in atmospheric mercury deposition in London

Farmer et al., (2009)  Historical accumulation rates of mercury in four Scottish ombrotrophic peat bogs over the past 2000 year

Vane et al.,  (2009)  Mercury contamination in surface sediments and sediment cores of the Mersey Estuary, UK

Brown et al (2008) Twenty-five years of nationwide ambient metals measurement in the United Kingdom: concentration levels and trends

Hodgson et al (2007) Assessment of exposure to mercury from industrial emissions: comparing ‘‘distance as a proxy’’ and dispersion modelling approaches

Rodrigues et al., (2006) Mercury in urban soils: A comparison of local spatial variability in six European cities

Lee et al (2001) Modelling atmospheric mercury transport and deposition across Europe and the UK

Lee et al (1998)  Gas-phase mercury in the atmosphere of the UK

Hutton and Symon (1986) The quantities of cadmium, lead, mercury and arsenic entering the U.K. environment from human activities

Mercury and Biota

Morrissey et al (2010) Local to Continental Influences on Nutrient and Contaminant Sources to River Birds

Sims et al (2009) Biomonitoring the environmental impact of atmospheric emissions from the Avonmouth zinc smelter, United Kingdom

Pereira et al (2009) Long term trends in mercury and PCB congener concentrations in gannet (Morus bassanus) eggs in Britain

Pierce et al (2008) Geographic, seasonal and ontogenetic variation in cadmium and mercury concentrations in squid from UK waters

Walker et al (2007) Heavy metal contamination in bats in Britain

Maycock and Benson (2007) Risk assessment of dietary exposure to methylmercury in fish in the UK

Weeks et al (2007) Multi-element survey of allotment produce and soil in the UK

Jones et al.,  (2005)  Using a Biological Monitoring Database to Assess Occupational Exposure in the UK

Yamaguchi et al (2003) Concentrations and hazard assessment of PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and mercury in fish species from the upper Thames: River pollution and its potential effects on top predators

Kruuk et al (1997) Concentrations of mercury in otters (Lutra lutra L.) in Scotland in relation to rainfall

Clark and Topping (1989) Mercury Concentrations in Fish From Contaminated Areas in Scottish Waters

Aquatic Mercury

Rowland et al., (2010) Mercury in rivers in NW England: from rural headwaters to the heartlands of the historic industrial base

Braga et al (2010)  Modelling the Long-Term Fate of Mercury in a Lowland Tidal River

Vane (2009)  Mercury contamination in surface sediments and sediment cores of the Mersey Estuary, UK.

Spencer et al (2006) Source and distribution of trace metals in the Medway and Swale estuaries, Kent, UK

Yang and Rose (2003) Distribution of mercury in six lake sediment cores across the UK

Yang et al (2002) Mercury and Lead Budgets for Lochnagar, a Scottish Mountain Lake and Its Catchment

Nelson (1981) Mercury in the Thames Estuary

Smith et al (1971) Mercury in Water of the Tidal Thames


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